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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump says there's a good chance that he'll soon meet with both Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports the White House says progress is being made toward ending the three-year conflict. President Trump says that his special envoy, Steve Whitkoff, has had what he called a highly productive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The road was long and continues to be long, but there's a good chance that there will be a meeting very soon. But he did not give specifics for a future meeting, and he was careful to temper expectations, declining, for example, to call. all this a breakthrough.

I've been disappointed before with this one. Trump is threatening Russia with heavy sanctions if Moscow doesn't agree to a peace deal with Ukraine in the coming days. Trump has been increasingly frustrated with Putin for not ending the war sooner. Franco, Ordoñez, NPR News. An investigation is underway into a shooting at an army base in Georgia today that left five soldiers wounded. Emily Jones from Member Station, WABE reports the suspect has been arrested.

Army officials say Sergeant Cornelius Radford opened fire on his coworkers at their place of work on post around 11 a.m. Brigadier General John Lubas, the commanding general of Fort Stewart, says soldiers in the area immediately and without hesitation, tackled the shooter. These soldiers, without a doubt, prevented further casualties. Three of the five injured soldiers needed surgery, but all were in stable condition. by the afternoon. Army officials declined to speculate on a motive. They say Radford used what was believed to be a personal handgun. They also stressed that the investigation is ongoing, but the base has been secured. For NPR news, I'm Emily Jones at Fort Stewart. Millions of women in the United States could lose access to contraception under the Trump administration. NPR's Katie

Riddle reports that include some rollbacks to a Nixon-era program that guarantee, free contraception for low-income people. It's only been five decades since birth control became widely available in the U.S. Now, there are a number of ways the administration is limiting access, cutting Medicaid, which provides contraception for low-income women, as well as withholding funds from Planned Parenthood and the program called Title 10, created under President Nixon. Kimmy Chernaby is with the National Women's Law Center. We think of Title 10 as the only federal funding program that is exclusively meant for

family planning, and it's a huge source of contraception for people across this country. The Trump administration did not respond to request for comment. Katie O'Reidel, NPR News. Stocks traded higher today on Wall Street. The doll was up 81 points at the close. The NASDAQ up 252. This is NPR. The dance festival, Jacobs Pillow in Western Massachusetts, has canceled the event for the rest of the summer season. Jeff London reports the decision was made. after a tragic accident last Friday, which killed the center's production manager. For 93 years, Jacob's Pillow has been a haven for dancers, choreographers, and audiences

in the Berkshire Mountains. And this summer had begun with a celebration. A new theater with advanced technological capabilities opened on the campus. But last Friday, production manager, Catsarico, and an intern were moving platforms on a dolly down a sloped area. outside. They lost control, fell, and the Dolly rolled over them, killing Serico. The Center's board and management made the decision to cancel all future performances this summer. The National Historical Landmark for Dance will reopen next year. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London. Fitting is about to begin on one of the world's largest yachts. The vessel, once owned by a sanctioned Russian billionaire, was seized by the U.S. Justice Department three years ago.

To qualify for the auction, bidders must have at least $500 million in net worth and put down a $10 million deposit. The ship valued at more than $320 million comes with its own helipad, pool, heated floors, jet skis, and its own movie theater. I'm Windsor-Johnston, NPR News, in Washington. I'm Rachel Martin, host of Wildcard from NPR. I've spent years interviewing all kinds of people, and I've realized there are ideas that we all think about, but don't talk about very much. So I made a shortcut, a deck of cards with questions that anyone can answer, questions

that go deep into the experiences that shape us. Listen to the Wild Card podcast only from NPR.